For an infinite ground-model cardinal number , use finite partial functions from to , ordered by reverse inclusion. The union of a generic filter is a surjection . The order has size , hence the -chain condition, and preserves cardinals at least .
If the ground model satisfies the Generalized continuum hypothesis, a finite-function collapse to countable size of preserves it. The old becomes the new , and there are at most names for subsets of . For every old cardinal there are at most names for subsets of . Cardinal preservation by chain-condition forcing and Cantor theorem turn these upper bounds into the required equalities.
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